Freie Universität Berlin hosted the following research units:

• FOR 438 An Integrative Analysis of Mechanisms of Probiotic Action in Pigs (2001 - 2008)
• FOR 463 Innovative Pharmaceuticals and Carrier Systems - Integrative Optimization for the Treatment of Inflammatory and Hyperproliferative Diseases (2002 - 2008)
• FOR 530 Self Narratives in Transcultural Perspektive (2004 - 2011)
• FOR 606 Processes of the Reorganisation of Knowledge Traditions between the 13th and 17th Centuries (2005 - 2013)
• FOR 736 The Precambrian-Cambrian Bioshere Revolution: Insights from Chinese Microcontinents (2007 - 2014)
• FOR 955 Actors of Cultural Globalisation (1860 - 1930) (2008 - 2014)
• FOR 1091: Popular Serialit - Aesthetics and Practice (2010 - 2016)
• FOR 1095: Stratospheric Change and its Role for Climate Prediction (SHARP) (2009 - 2015)
• FOR 1336: From Monocytes to Brain Macrophages - Conditions Influencing the Fate of Myeloid Cells in the Brain (2010  - 2015, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin)
• FOR 1363 Biogenic Amines Insects: Coordination of Physiological Processes and Behaviour (2010 - 2013)
• FOR 1703: Transcultural Negotiations in the Ambits of Art. Comparative Perspectives on Historical Contexts and Current Constellations (2011 - 2017)
• KFO 213: Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Cellular and Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic Nanoparticles (2008 - 2016)
• KFO 218: Hormonal Regulation of Body Weight Maintenance (2009 - 2015, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin)
• KFO 247: Deep Brain Simulation. Mechanisms of Action, Cortex-Basal Ganglia-Physiology and Therapy Optimization (2010 - 2016)